In this case, the transactions analyzed belong to the Albanian Road Authority. Before 15.10.2009 Albanian Road Authority was formerly known as the General Directorate of Roads. Law no. 10164 “For the Albanian Road Authority”, established the authority with its powers, responsibilities and duties. Referring to Article 14 of the same law, the General Directorate of Roads transformed into the Albanian Road Authority.
Data on the transactions of the Albanian Road Authority February – April 2012 to 2013
Source: http://open.data.al/sq/treasury
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Comparative data 2012 – 2013 on the change in value and as a percentage of the value and number of transactions of the Albanian Road Authority
Source: http://open.data.al/sq/treasury
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Source: http://open.data.al/sq/treasury
Processing and comments: ODA
In the quarter of 2013 Albanian Road Authority has spent about ten billion nine hundred million ALL, or otherwise about five billion five hundred million new more than in the corresponding quarter of 2012, that is more than twice the value the corresponding quarter a year ago. April contains the highest difference. This is because most of the expenses incurred by the Authority in the first quarter of 2013 were executed in April, the value is around six billion seven hundred million ALL or about five billion two hundred million more than in April of 2012.
Some road projects undertaken by the government, are the destination of most of the expenses of the Authority.
First, Tirana – Elbasan highway, for which only in March – April 2013, an amount of 1,401,278,048 ALL (one billion, four hundred and one million, two hundred and seventy-eight thousand and forty-eight) was spent. Of this total amount spent, more than sixty-five million ALL were spent for expropriations while over one hundred and sixty million ALL went for value added tax (VAT) payments.
Secondly, ‘Rruga e Arbrit’ highway, a project for which only in the quarter February – April 2013, an amount of 1,884,581,500 (one billion eight hundred and eighty-four million five hundred and eighty-one thousand five hundred) ALL was spent.
Thirdly, the project ‘Durrës – Kukës – Morinë’, called the Nation’s Street, in the 2013 quarter, payments were made by the State Treasury in the total value of at least five hundred and eighty-five million ALL. Of these total expenses around twenty million new ALL are billed by CEZ for electricity provided to the tunnel and seventy-three million other have gone to the management and maintenance of its functionality. Finally, one hundred and seventy-three million ALL went for VAT payments.
Another important way in terms of specific weight taken in the total amount of transactions is the ‘Plepa – Kavaja – Rrogozhinë’ way, for which in the quarter in 2013 an amount of about one billion three hundred and fifty million ALL was paid.
Other important projects are: Kukes – Krumë, Levan – Tepelenë , “Pushimi i Shoferit” way (Lushnje) etc.
According to the number of transactions, it can be concluded that in the quarter February – April 2013 were ordered 90 transactions more than in the corresponding quarter of 2012.
Finding these data is made possible by the implementation of the commitment of the Government of Albania in the framework of the Partnership for Open and Transparent Governance (OGP). According to the commitments to participate in this partnership, the Albanian government is forced to make public every day available data such as: values, beneficiaries, legal basis and transaction form for each expense of the budget and public assets. The ease in accessing to these data is made possible within the Open Spending Albania project as a civil society contribution to transparency for citizens.
Finding these data make possible the implementation of the commitment of the Government of Albania in the framework of the Partnership for Open and Transparent Governance (Open Government Partnership OGP).
According commitments to participate in this partnership Albanian government is forced to decide available daily data on citizens, values, target, and form the legal basis for each transaction expense budget and public assets. Accessing the convenience of these data is possible within the Open Spending project Albania as a civil society contribution to transparency for citizens.